Doctor sues CA hospital, claiming retaliation for state report

Wed, 28 May 2008 06:59:54 -0400

An obstetrician and gynecologist has sued a California hospital, claiming his former bosses there are giving him bad recommendations in retaliation for his filing a complaint about conditions there. Dr. John Brannigan filed a complaint about conditions at Memorial Hospital Los Banos' labor and delivery area with the California Department of Health Services in 2004. When it investigated, the Department found that the hospital's quality of care was deficient. Later, when Brannigan tried to get another job, he was told that Los Banos officials gave him poor recommendations. Now, he's filed a civil case against the hospital and its parent company Sutter Health. Brannigan, meanwhile, is being investigated by the state medical board in a separate case involving gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and incompetence.

To learn more about the case:
- read this San Francisco Examiner piece

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SPOTLIGHT: Physicians battling Internet misinformation

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Without a doubt, there are now hundreds of reputable sources of medical information available on the Internet and via subscription emails. The problem is, mixed in with that flood of good information is a great deal of misinformation, as one gynecologist found when he began hearing from women who were relying unduly on a common screening for ovarian cancer. Increasingly, physicians are having to deal with not only patients overwhelmed with an overload of good sources, but also those deceived by rumors and misunderstandings. Article (sub. req.)

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Doctor sues CA hospital, claiming retaliation for state report

SPOTLIGHT: Physicians battling Internet misinformation